CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• The mechanization of mines.
• The cuttability of rocks, the proper selection of any excavation systems in mines and tunnels, the models for performance prediction.
• Applicability of partial face excavation machines to metal mines.
• Studies on brittleness for assessment of production rate of mechanical excavators.
• Micro-tunneling techniques and drilling technologies.
• Shaft drivages.
• Mine hoisting.
• Developing the criteria for mine machinery selection.
• Mine water drainage.
• Transport in mines.
• Chain saw machines for marble production.

PLANNED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Mini disc application in micro-tunnel technology and machine performance prediction models.
• The comparison of small scale and full scale cutting tests results.
• Selection criteria of drilling machines and drill bits used in overburden removal.
• The design of cutting heads used in tunnel boring machines and roadheaders.
• The investigation of new excavation technologies.
• Effect of ground conditioning on TBM performance.

COMPLETED IMPORTANT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Prediction of mine machine failure using oil debris analysis.
• NATO-TU Excavation Project.
• The Investigation of three-cone bit performance in Black Sea Copper Company.
• The performance prediction of a full face tunnel boring machine for Tuzla Dragos Tunnel.
• The cuttability characteristics of celestite and bed rocks for Barit Maden Türk A.Ş.
• The cuttability characteristics of coal seams in Mil-Ten Coal Mines.
• Cuttability tests and definition of optimum TBM parameters for Anadoluray Kadikoy-Kartal Metro Excavations.